Central African Democratic Rally

The Central African Democratic Rally (RDC) is a socialist and social democratic political party in the Central African Republic. General Andre Kolingba created the nationalist RDC to lead his single-party state during the late 1980s and 1990s, and it was the only legal party in the country from 1987 to 1992. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, Kolingba oversaw a transition to democracy, and the RDC lost the 1993 presidential election to Ange-Felix Patasse. However, the RDC remained a significant party, holding 10/100 National Assembly seats in 2016.